Folder S2783
Container
Contains 1 Result:
James W. Bordon and Epy Dettrow petition
Collection — Folder: S2783
Identifier: S2783
Scope and Contents
This collection includes one undated petition to Governor Joseph A. Wright with 22 signees for the release of William Dettrow, a prisoner at the Indiana State Prison. The document includes two notes, one from the presiding judge of the case, James W. Bordon, and the other from Epy Dettrow, wife of the prisoner, both suggesting that Dettrow deserved earn his freedom. Among the signees are judges and jurors from Dettrow’s case, as well as John Studebaker, the father of the co-founder of the...
Dates:
circa 1849-1857
